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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.

583 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 146 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $151M

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 229

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 678583 (-95)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.5B → $13.9B (-$6.52B)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 105 (-5)

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 146

Holders
583
Holders Change
-95
Holders Change %
-14.01%
% of All Funds
16.28%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
55
Increased
202
Reduced
229
Closed
146
Calls
$289M
Puts
$151M
Net Calls
+$138M
Net Calls Change
+$40.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
N
526
Nuveen
North Carolina
$10.9K +$3.3M +66,557 +36%
EWM
527
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$10K
KA
528
Klingman & Associates
New York
$10K
LFR
529
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$10K
VIA
530
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10K +$50 +1 +0.4%
MPWT
531
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$9.16K
TSU
532
TD Securities (USA)
New York
$9K -$7.16M -144,493 -100%
TFO
533
Tarbox Family Office
California
$9K -$1.09K -22 -9%
CHC
534
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$9K
WC
535
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$9K
WIC
536
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$9K
MGIA
537
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$9K +$9.91K +200 New
TC
538
Trust Company
Kansas
$8K -$7.18K -145 -43%
CG
539
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$8K
CWM
540
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$8K
FAM
541
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$8K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
542
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8K +$9.37K +189 New
ECM
543
Estabrook Capital Management
New York
$7.98K +$3.72K +75 +68%
CRM
544
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$7K
SNT
545
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$7K
SA
546
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$7K
SF
547
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$7K
TIM
548
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$7K
IMS
549
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$6K -$495 -10 -7%
BFEC
550
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6K

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

583 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $13.9B — down 32% from $20.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 146 funds closed out of VIAB and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 91 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 202 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.62B. The largest seller was Manning & Napier Advisors, cutting an estimated $596M.

  • 583 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2015, down from 678 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.9B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2015, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2015 and 146 closed out, a net change of -91 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.62B added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2015 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $596M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.